mexican christmas

       

Celebrating Christmas in Mexico   

In Mexico a lot of people take the last two weeks of December off

to spend time with family and friends. The celebration starts on the 16th December

with a celebration called las posadas, (meaning inn) which is the recreation of the journey of Mary and Joseph searching for a place to spend the night.     

Friends and neighbours go from  house to house singing and looking for food and                  entertainment .When they find a family that welcomes them , they share a feast and celebrations. For children, the piñata party is the best part of las posadas where they get to take turns at hitting a piñata filled with candy and small gifts. Christmas day is a time for church and family . After church Christmas dinner begins with ox tail soup, beans and hot chilli, followed by roast turkey, fruit and vegetables. Many children receive gifts on the eve of January 5th to celebrate the 3 kings who passed through Bethlehem. Children leave there shoes on the windowsill and find gifts in them in the morning. Celebration’s ends on the 12th night, January 6th.